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Inflation for the Midwest came in at 3% (+0.4%); the U.S. came in at 2.9% (+0.2%). Prices for housing and services grew the most at 4.9% and 4.4% year-over-year increase; only 2 of 12 items showed a year-ov

The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Iowa economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues.

Iowa is one of the safest U.S. states and has saved $3.8 billion in direct costs associated with crime compared to the average U.S. state.

Across the United States, population growth in younger demographic groups has slowed over the last two decades. This has resulted in older age groups growing in share of workforce, population, and economic